Like lightning in the dark night
the Guru's Kirpan did shine
to beckon the Sikhs for sacrifice
at Kesgarh in sixteen ninety nine.

Emitting the light of true love
for God and humans all
to uphold goodness and uproot evil
it gave a clarion call.

"Sacrifice for justice," its message was
that the five Gursikhs heard,
one by one their heads they offered
to obey the Guru's word.

The Guru blessed them with Amrit
and called them five loved-ones,
they were the nucleus of Khalsa Panth
the Guru's Guru and spiritual sons.

With five Kakaars on their person
and minds immersed in God's name,
resplendent with divine compassion
in Guru's image the Khalsa came.